Dover

The Western heights in Dover began its life as fortifications in 1804 and comprises 5 miles of dry ditches and gun batteries.
The western heights is now mostly derelict and this is plain to see as you walk from the car park which is sited at the top of the heights and is free to park. The track from the car park is mainly gravel or stone but isnt too bumpy for the less able walker amongst us.
The Citadel is now the youth offenders institute .Due to this still being used its ditches and banks are kept well maintained whereas the other ditches are now very overgrown. This is causing the walls of the escarps to crumble away.

You can enjoy the panoramic views across the channel from the walk and also view the many ruins that now exist due to much of the site being demolished in the 1960s.The plan was for light industrial units and housing, even the citadels ditches were going to be filled with landfill but gratefully this never occurred.

You can view the grand Shaft on the walk round and this was constructed to move troops in Napoleonic times to the other side of Dover and to the port in very quick time from the garrison on the site.